PlanPhilly Archive

Ofo Ezeugwu created ‘Whose Your Landlord’ in 2013 after talking to fellow students about their experiences living in and around the university.

The owner of an affordable rental project in University City wants to sell the property, and is going to court over a just-passed City Council bill to ban the sale.

The Cobbs Creek Foundation drew scrutiny for chopping down hundreds of trees and making an improper political donation. What’s inside its lease with the city?

The $96 million grant, courtesy of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, will help plug holes in SEPTA’s operating budget amid reduced ridership.

North Philly teens offer snapshots of life and art through the Shutterbugs photography program. Now, their photos are published in Motivos Magazine.

Thousands of homes will be built under Philadelphia’s Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. A Council bill proposes purchase preference for municipal workers.

If the project at Joseph Scanlon Recreation Center is successful, Snider Hockey plans to replicate it at other locations around the city.

The money is expected to last two weeks and help hundreds of households.

The city’s final design to narrow a busy section of Washington Avenue will be a mix of three, four, and five lanes.

A nonprofit promises to restore the public golf course to its historic design, but park users and flood advocates are crying foul over the removal of trees.

The annual night of dining out in Philadelphia to support services for people living with HIV is back in person this year after a hiatus during the pandemic.

A report from the Center City District says city living remained attractive during the pandemic with continued robust construction and rapid home sales.

If signed into law, property owners would be required to prepare and execute a rat abatement plan before demolishing or fully rehabbing a building.

The nonprofit is not pressing charges after essential farming equipment was stolen, opting instead for a community-based solution to a string of burglaries.

The city’s Law Department is weighing its options on speeding up repairs, but a City Council member wants action sooner.